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The prophets warned them, but still the people would not listen.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/esv/2_chronicles/24.htm">English Standard Version</a></span><br />Yet he sent prophets among them to bring them back to the LORD. These testified against them, but they would not pay attention.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/bsb/2_chronicles/24.htm">Berean Standard Bible</a></span><br />Nevertheless, the LORD sent prophets to bring the people back to Him and to testify against them, but they would not listen.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/kjv/2_chronicles/24.htm">King James Bible</a></span><br />Yet he sent prophets to them, to bring them again unto the LORD; and they testified against them: but they would not give ear.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nkjv/2_chronicles/24.htm">New King James Version</a></span><br />Yet He sent prophets to them, to bring them back to the LORD; and they testified against them, but they would not listen.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb_/2_chronicles/24.htm">New American Standard Bible</a></span><br />Yet He sent prophets to them to bring them back to the LORD; and they testified against them, but they would not listen.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb/2_chronicles/24.htm">NASB 1995</a></span><br />Yet He sent prophets to them to bring them back to the LORD; though they testified against them, they would not listen.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb77/2_chronicles/24.htm">NASB 1977 </a></span><br />Yet He sent prophets to them to bring them back to the LORD; though they testified against them, they would not listen.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lsb/2_chronicles/24.htm">Legacy Standard Bible </a></span><br />Yet He sent prophets to them to bring them back to Yahweh; though they testified against them, they did not give ear.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/amp/2_chronicles/24.htm">Amplified Bible</a></span><br />Yet God sent prophets among them to bring them back to the LORD; these prophets testified against them, but they would not listen.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/csb/2_chronicles/24.htm">Christian Standard Bible</a></span><br />Nevertheless, he sent them prophets to bring them back to the LORD; they admonished them, but the people would not listen.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/hcsb/2_chronicles/24.htm">Holman Christian Standard Bible</a></span><br />Nevertheless, He sent them prophets to bring them back to the LORD; they admonished them, but the people would not listen. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/asv/2_chronicles/24.htm">American Standard Version</a></span><br />Yet he sent prophets to them, to bring them again unto Jehovah; and they testified against them: but they would not give ear.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/cev/2_chronicles/24.htm">Contemporary English Version</a></span><br />but he still sent prophets who warned them to turn back to him. The people refused to listen. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/erv/2_chronicles/24.htm">English Revised Version</a></span><br />Yet he sent prophets to them, to bring them again unto the LORD; and they testified against them: but they would not give ear.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/gwt/2_chronicles/24.htm">GOD'S WORD® Translation</a></span><br />The LORD sent them prophets to bring them back to himself. The prophets warned them, but they wouldn't listen.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/gnt/2_chronicles/24.htm">Good News Translation</a></span><br />The LORD sent prophets to warn them to return to him, but the people refused to listen. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/isv/2_chronicles/24.htm">International Standard Version</a></span><br />Nevertheless, God sent prophets among them to bring them back to the LORD.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/msb/2_chronicles/24.htm">Majority Standard Bible</a></span><br />Nevertheless, the LORD sent prophets to bring the people back to Him and to testify against them, but they would not listen.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/net/2_chronicles/24.htm">NET Bible</a></span><br />The LORD sent prophets among them to lead them back to him. They warned the people, but they would not pay attention.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nheb/2_chronicles/24.htm">New Heart English Bible</a></span><br />Yet he sent prophets to them, to bring them again to the LORD; and they testified against them: but they would not give ear.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/wbt/2_chronicles/24.htm">Webster's Bible Translation</a></span><br />Yet he sent prophets to them, to bring them again to the LORD; and they testified against them: but they would not give ear.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/web/2_chronicles/24.htm">World English Bible</a></span><br />Yet he sent prophets to them to bring them again to Yahweh, and they testified against them; but they would not listen. <div class="vheading2"><b>Literal Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lsv/2_chronicles/24.htm">Literal Standard Version</a></span><br />And He sends among them prophets, to bring them back to YHWH, and they testify against them, and they have not given ear;<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/ylt/2_chronicles/24.htm">Young's Literal Translation</a></span><br /> And He sendeth among them prophets, to bring them back unto Jehovah, and they testify against them, and they have not given ear;<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/slt/2_chronicles/24.htm">Smith's Literal Translation</a></span><br />And he will send prophets among them to turn them back to Jehovah; and they will testify against them: and they gave not ear.<div class="vheading2"><b>Catholic Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/drb/2_chronicles/24.htm">Douay-Rheims Bible</a></span><br />And he sent prophets to them to bring them back to the Lord, and they would not give ear when they testified against them. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/cpdv/2_chronicles/24.htm">Catholic Public Domain Version</a></span><br />And he sent prophets to them, so that they might return to the Lord. And though they were offering testimony, they were not willing to listen to them.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nabre/2_chronicles/24.htm">New American Bible</a></span><br />Although prophets were sent to them to turn them back to the LORD and to warn them, the people would not listen.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nrsvce/2_chronicles/24.htm">New Revised Standard Version</a></span><br />Yet he sent prophets among them to bring them back to the LORD; they testified against them, but they would not listen.<div class="vheading2"><b>Translations from Aramaic</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lamsa/2_chronicles/24.htm">Lamsa Bible</a></span><br />Yet God sent prophets to them to bring them back from their ways, but they would not listen, so the prophets testified against them, but they would not give ear.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/hpbt/2_chronicles/24.htm">Peshitta Holy Bible Translated</a></span><br />And he sent to them by Prophets to return them from their ways and they did not listen, and he bore witness by them, and they did not accept.<div class="vheading2"><b>OT Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/jps/2_chronicles/24.htm">JPS Tanakh 1917</a></span><br />Yet He sent prophets to them, to bring them back unto the LORD; and they admonished them, but they would not give ear.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/sep/2_chronicles/24.htm">Brenton Septuagint Translation</a></span><br />yet he sent prophets to them, to turn them to the Lord; but they hearkened not: and he testified to them, but they obeyed not.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/parallel/2_chronicles/24-19.htm">Additional Translations ...</a></span></div></div></div><div id="centbox"><div class="padcent"><a name="audio" id="audio"></a><div class="vheadingv"><b>Audio Bible</b></div><iframe width="100%" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/zGrb4955Tvs?start=6007" title="YouTube video player" frameborder="0" allow="accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share" allowfullscreen></iframe><span class="p"><br /><br /><br /></span><div class="vheadingv"><b>Context</b></div><span class="hdg"><a href="/bsb/2_chronicles/24.htm">The Wickedness of Joash</a></span><br>…<span class="reftext">18</span>They abandoned the house of the LORD, the God of their fathers, and served the Asherah poles and idols. So wrath came upon Judah and Jerusalem for this guilt of theirs. <span class="reftext">19</span><span class="highl"><a href="/hebrew/7971.htm" title="7971: way·yiš·laḥ (Conj-w:: V-Qal-ConsecImperf-3ms) -- To send. A primitive root; to send away, for, or out.">Nevertheless, the LORD sent</a> <a href="/hebrew/bā·hem (Prep:: 3mp) -- "></a> <a href="/hebrew/5030.htm" title="5030: nə·ḇi·’îm (N-mp) -- A spokesman, speaker, prophet. From naba'; a prophet or inspired man.">prophets</a> <a href="/hebrew/7725.htm" title="7725: la·hă·šî·ḇām (Prep-l:: V-Hifil-Inf:: 3mp) -- A primitive root; to turn back transitively or intransitively, literally or figuratively; generally to retreat; often adverbial, again.">to bring the people back</a> <a href="/hebrew/413.htm" title="413: ’el- (Prep) -- To, into, towards. ">to</a> <a href="/hebrew/3068.htm" title="3068: Yah·weh (N-proper-ms) -- The proper name of the God of Israel. From hayah; self-Existent or Eternal; Jehovah, Jewish national name of God.">Him</a> <a href="/hebrew/5749.htm" title="5749: way·yā·‘î·ḏū (Conj-w:: V-Hifil-ConsecImperf-3mp) -- A primitive root; to duplicate or repeat; by implication, to protest, testify; intensively, to encompass, restore.">and to testify</a> <a href="/hebrew/ḇām (Prep:: 3mp) -- ">against them;</a> <a href="/hebrew/3808.htm" title="3808: wə·lō (Conj-w:: Adv-NegPrt) -- Not. Or lowi; or loh; a primitive particle; not; by implication, no; often used with other particles.">but they would not</a> <a href="/hebrew/238.htm" title="238: he·’ĕ·zî·nū (V-Hifil-Perf-3cp) -- A primitive root; probably to expand; but used only as a denominative from 'ozen; to broaden out the ear, i.e. to listen.">listen.</a> </span><span class="reftext">20</span>Then the Spirit of God came upon Zechariah son of Jehoiada the priest, who stood up before the people and said to them, “This is what God says: ‘Why do you transgress the commandments of the LORD so that you cannot prosper? Because you have forsaken the LORD, He has forsaken you.’ ”…<div class="cred"><a href="//berean.bible">Berean Standard Bible</a> · <a href="//berean.bible/downloads.htm">Download</a></div><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a name="crossref" id="crossref"></a><div class="vheading">Cross References</div><div id="crf"><span class="crossverse"><a href="/jeremiah/7-25.htm">Jeremiah 7:25-26</a></span><br />From the day your fathers came out of the land of Egypt until this day, I have sent you all My servants the prophets again and again. / Yet they would not listen to Me or incline their ear, but they stiffened their necks and did more evil than their fathers.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/nehemiah/9-26.htm">Nehemiah 9:26</a></span><br />But they were disobedient and rebelled against You; they flung Your law behind their backs. They killed Your prophets, who had admonished them to return to You. They committed terrible blasphemies.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/matthew/23-34.htm">Matthew 23:34-37</a></span><br />Because of this, I am sending you prophets and wise men and teachers. Some of them you will kill and crucify, and others you will flog in your synagogues and persecute from town to town. / And so upon you will come all the righteous blood shed on earth, from the blood of righteous Abel to the blood of Zechariah son of Berechiah, whom you murdered between the temple and the altar. / Truly I tell you, all these things will come upon this generation. ...<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/2_kings/17-13.htm">2 Kings 17:13-14</a></span><br />Yet through all His prophets and seers, the LORD warned Israel and Judah, saying, “Turn from your wicked ways and keep My commandments and statutes, according to the entire Law that I commanded your fathers and delivered to you through My servants the prophets.” / But they would not listen, and they stiffened their necks like their fathers, who did not believe the LORD their God.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/acts/7-51.htm">Acts 7:51-52</a></span><br />You stiff-necked people with uncircumcised hearts and ears! You always resist the Holy Spirit, just as your fathers did. / Which of the prophets did your fathers fail to persecute? They even killed those who foretold the coming of the Righteous One. And now you are His betrayers and murderers—<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/isaiah/30-9.htm">Isaiah 30:9-10</a></span><br />These are rebellious people, deceitful children, children unwilling to obey the LORD’s instruction. / They say to the seers, “Stop seeing visions!” and to the prophets, “Do not prophesy to us the truth! Speak to us pleasant words; prophesy illusions.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/luke/11-47.htm">Luke 11:47-51</a></span><br />Woe to you! For you build tombs for the prophets, but it was your fathers who killed them. / So you are witnesses consenting to the deeds of your fathers: They killed the prophets, and you build their tombs. / Because of this, the wisdom of God said, ‘I will send them prophets and apostles; some of them they will kill and others they will persecute.’ ...<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/jeremiah/25-4.htm">Jeremiah 25:4-5</a></span><br />And the LORD has sent all His servants the prophets to you again and again, but you have not listened or inclined your ear to hear. / The prophets told you, ‘Turn now, each of you, from your evil ways and deeds, and you can dwell in the land that the LORD has given to you and your fathers forever and ever.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/2_kings/21-10.htm">2 Kings 21:10-15</a></span><br />And the LORD spoke through His servants the prophets, saying, / “Since Manasseh king of Judah has committed all these abominations, acting more wickedly than the Amorites who preceded him, and with his idols has caused Judah to sin, / this is what the LORD, the God of Israel, says: ‘Behold, I am bringing such calamity upon Jerusalem and Judah that the news will reverberate in the ears of all who hear it. ...<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/ezekiel/2-3.htm">Ezekiel 2:3-5</a></span><br />“Son of man,” He said to me, “I am sending you to the Israelites, to a rebellious nation that has rebelled against Me. To this very day they and their fathers have rebelled against Me. / They are obstinate and stubborn children. I am sending you to them, and you are to say to them, ‘This is what the Lord GOD says.’ / And whether they listen or refuse to listen—for they are a rebellious house—they will know that a prophet has been among them.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/hosea/12-10.htm">Hosea 12:10</a></span><br />I spoke through the prophets and multiplied their visions; I gave parables through the prophets.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/zechariah/1-4.htm">Zechariah 1:4-6</a></span><br />Do not be like your fathers, to whom the former prophets proclaimed that this is what the LORD of Hosts says: ‘Turn now from your evil ways and deeds.’ But they did not listen or pay attention to Me, declares the LORD. / Where are your fathers now? And the prophets, do they live forever? / But did not My words and My statutes, which I commanded My servants the prophets, overtake your fathers? They repented and said, ‘Just as the LORD of Hosts purposed to do to us according to our ways and deeds, so He has done to us.’”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/jeremiah/35-15.htm">Jeremiah 35:15</a></span><br />Again and again I have sent you all My servants the prophets, proclaiming: ‘Turn now, each of you, from your wicked ways, and correct your actions. Do not go after other gods to serve them. Live in the land that I have given to you and your fathers.’ But you have not inclined your ear or listened to Me.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/amos/2-11.htm">Amos 2:11-12</a></span><br />I raised up prophets from your sons and Nazirites from your young men. Is this not true, O children of Israel?” declares the LORD. / “But you made the Nazirites drink wine and commanded the prophets not to prophesy.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/acts/3-22.htm">Acts 3:22-23</a></span><br />For Moses said, ‘The Lord your God will raise up for you a prophet like me from among your brothers. You must listen to Him in everything He tells you. / Everyone who does not listen to Him will be completely cut off from among his people.’</div><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a name="tsk" id="tsk"><div class="vheading">Treasury of Scripture</div><p class="tsk2">Yet he sent prophets to them, to bring them again to the LORD; and they testified against them: but they would not give ear.</p><p class="hdg">Yet he sent</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/2_chronicles/36-15.htm">2 Chronicles 36:15,16</a></b></br> And the LORD God of their fathers sent to them by his messengers, rising up betimes, and sending; because he had compassion on his people, and on his dwelling place: … </p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/2_kings/17-13.htm">2 Kings 17:13-15</a></b></br> Yet the LORD testified against Israel, and against Judah, by all the prophets, <i>and by</i> all the seers, saying, Turn ye from your evil ways, and keep my commandments <i>and</i> my statutes, according to all the law which I commanded your fathers, and which I sent to you by my servants the prophets… </p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/nehemiah/9-26.htm">Nehemiah 9:26</a></b></br> Nevertheless they were disobedient, and rebelled against thee, and cast thy law behind their backs, and slew thy prophets which testified against them to turn them to thee, and they wrought great provocations.</p><p class="hdg">but they would</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/psalms/95-7.htm">Psalm 95:7,8</a></b></br> For he <i>is</i> our God; and we <i>are</i> the people of his pasture, and the sheep of his hand. To day if ye will hear his voice, … </p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/isaiah/28-23.htm">Isaiah 28:23</a></b></br> Give ye ear, and hear my voice; hearken, and hear my speech.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/isaiah/42-23.htm">Isaiah 42:23</a></b></br> Who among you will give ear to this? <i>who</i> will hearken and hear for the time to come?</p><div class="vheading">Jump to Previous</div><a href="/hebrews/8-5.htm">Admonished</a> <a href="/2_chronicles/15-17.htm">Although</a> <a href="/2_chronicles/24-17.htm">Ear</a> <a href="/2_chronicles/19-7.htm">Heed</a> <a href="/2_chronicles/20-20.htm">Prophets</a> <a href="/2_kings/17-15.htm">Testified</a> <a href="/1_kings/21-10.htm">Testify</a> <a href="/1_kings/21-13.htm">Witness</a><div class="vheading2">Jump to Next</div><a href="/nehemiah/9-26.htm">Admonished</a> <a href="/2_chronicles/28-21.htm">Although</a> <a href="/2_chronicles/28-11.htm">Ear</a> <a href="/2_chronicles/33-8.htm">Heed</a> <a href="/2_chronicles/29-25.htm">Prophets</a> <a href="/nehemiah/9-26.htm">Testified</a> <a href="/nehemiah/9-34.htm">Testify</a> <a href="/ezra/4-14.htm">Witness</a><div class="vheading2">2 Chronicles 24</div><span class="reftext">1. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/2_chronicles/24-1.htm">Joash reigns well all the days of Jehoiada</a></span><br><span class="reftext">4. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/2_chronicles/24-4.htm">He gives order for the repair of the temple</a></span><br><span class="reftext">15. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/2_chronicles/24-15.htm">Jehoiada's death and honorable burial</a></span><br><span class="reftext">17. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/2_chronicles/24-17.htm">Joash, falling into idolatry, slays Zechariah the son of Jehoiada</a></span><br><span class="reftext">23. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/2_chronicles/24-23.htm">Joash is spoiled by the Syrians, and slain by Zabad and Jehozabad</a></span><br><span class="reftext">27. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/2_chronicles/24-27.htm">Amaziah succeeds him</a></span><br></div></div><div id="mdd"><div align="center"><div class="bot2"><table align="center" width="100%"><tr><td><div align="center"> <script id="3d27ed63fc4348d5b062c4527ae09445"> (new Image()).src = 'https://capi.connatix.com/tr/si?token=51ce25d5-1a8c-424a-8695-4bd48c750f35&cid=3a9f82d0-4344-4f8d-ac0c-e1a0eb43a405'; </script> <script id="b817b7107f1d4a7997da1b3c33457e03"> (new Image()).src = 'https://capi.connatix.com/tr/si?token=cb0edd8b-b416-47eb-8c6d-3cc96561f7e8&cid=3a9f82d0-4344-4f8d-ac0c-e1a0eb43a405'; </script><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-2'> </div><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-0' style='max-width: 300px;'> </div><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-3'> </div><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-1' style='max-width: 300px;'> </div><br /><br />  <div align="center" id='div-gpt-ad-1531425649696-0'> </div><br /><br /> <ins class="adsbygoogle" style="display:inline-block;width:200px;height:200px" data-ad-client="ca-pub-3753401421161123" data-ad-slot="3592799687"></ins> <script> (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({}); </script> <br /><br /> </div> </td></tr></table></div></div></div><div id="combox"><div class="padcom"><a name="study" id="study"></a><div class="vheading"><table width="100%"><tr><td width="99%" valign="top"><a href="/study/2_chronicles/24.htm">Study Bible</a></td><td width="1%" valign="top"><a href="/study/2_chronicles/" title="Book Summary and Study">Book ◦</a> <a href="/study/chapters/2_chronicles/24.htm" title="Chapter summary and Study">Chapter </a></tr></table></div><b>Nevertheless, the LORD sent prophets</b><br>Throughout the history of Israel and Judah, God consistently sent prophets to guide, warn, and call His people back to righteousness. Prophets served as God's mouthpieces, delivering messages of repentance and hope. This reflects God's enduring patience and desire for His people to return to Him, despite their repeated disobedience. Prophets like Elijah, Elisha, Isaiah, and Jeremiah were pivotal in this role, often facing persecution for their messages.<p><b>to bring the people back to Him</b><br>The primary mission of the prophets was to lead the people back to a covenant relationship with God. This phrase underscores the theme of repentance and restoration that is central to the prophetic ministry. The call to return to God is a recurring theme in the Old Testament, seen in passages like <a href="/joel/2-12.htm">Joel 2:12-13</a> and <a href="/hosea/14.htm">Hosea 14:1-2</a>, emphasizing God's willingness to forgive and restore those who turn back to Him.<p><b>and to testify against them</b><br>Prophets not only called for repentance but also testified against the people's sins and idolatry. This legal language suggests a courtroom setting where the prophets act as witnesses against the people's unfaithfulness. This is seen in the ministry of prophets like Jeremiah, who was tasked with declaring the people's sins and the impending judgment (<a href="/jeremiah/1-16.htm">Jeremiah 1:16</a>). The prophets' testimonies were often met with resistance and hostility.<p><b>but they would not listen</b><br>This phrase highlights the persistent rebellion and hardness of heart among the people. Despite the clear warnings and calls to repentance, the people often chose to ignore the prophets. This pattern of disobedience is a recurring theme in the Old Testament, as seen in the narratives of the Israelites in the wilderness (Exodus 32) and the repeated cycles of sin in the Book of Judges. The refusal to listen ultimately led to judgment and exile, as prophesied by figures like Isaiah and Jeremiah.<div class="vheading2">Persons / Places / Events</div>1. <b><a href="/topical/p/prophets.htm">Prophets</a></b><br>Messengers sent by God to call the people of Judah back to Him. They played a crucial role in delivering God's warnings and guidance.<br><br>2. <b><a href="/topical/t/the_lord.htm">The LORD</a></b><br>The covenant God of Israel, who desires a relationship with His people and sends prophets to guide them back to righteousness.<br><br>3. <b><a href="/topical/j/judah.htm">Judah</a></b><br>The southern kingdom of Israel, which was often led astray by idolatry and disobedience, prompting God to send prophets to call them to repentance.<br><br>4. <b><a href="/topical/j/joash.htm">Joash</a></b><br>The king of Judah during this time, who initially followed God under the guidance of Jehoiada the priest but later turned away after Jehoiada's death.<br><br>5. <b><a href="/topical/j/jehoiada.htm">Jehoiada</a></b><br>The priest who guided King Joash in his early years, ensuring that he followed the ways of the LORD.<div class="vheading2">Teaching Points</div><b><a href="/topical/g/god's_persistent_love.htm">God's Persistent Love</a></b><br>God continually reaches out to His people, even when they turn away. His sending of prophets is an act of love and mercy, showing His desire for reconciliation.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/t/the_danger_of_hardening_hearts.htm">The Danger of Hardening Hearts</a></b><br>The refusal to listen to God's messengers leads to spiritual decline. We must guard against hardening our hearts to God's voice.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/t/the_role_of_prophets.htm">The Role of Prophets</a></b><br>Prophets serve as God's mouthpiece, calling people back to righteousness. Today, we can see this role fulfilled through Scripture and the Holy Spirit's guidance.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/l/listening_to_god's_warnings.htm">Listening to God's Warnings</a></b><br>Ignoring God's warnings can lead to severe consequences. We should be attentive and responsive to His guidance in our lives.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/r/repentance_and_restoration.htm">Repentance and Restoration</a></b><br>God desires repentance and offers restoration. Turning back to Him brings healing and renewal.<div class="vheading2">Lists and Questions</div><a href="/top10/lessons_from_2_chronicles_24.htm">Top 10 Lessons from 2 Chronicles 24</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/who_were_the_cherethites_in_the_bible.htm">What are the visions and prophecies of Gad?</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/who_was_huldah_in_the_bible.htm">Who was Huldah the Prophetess in the Bible?</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/what_is_the_'famine_of_hearing'.htm">What does "Famine of Hearing the Words of the Lord" mean?</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/how_does_psalm_1_3_align_with_believers'_hardships.htm">How does Psalm 1:3, which promises the righteous will prosper, align with the observable reality that many devout believers still suffer hardships? </a><a name="commentary" id="commentary"></a><div class="vheading2"><a href="/commentaries/ellicott/2_chronicles/24.htm">Ellicott's Commentary for English Readers</a></div>(19) <span class= "bld">Yet.</span>--<span class= "ital">And.</span><p><span class= "bld">To them.</span>--<span class= "ital">Among them.</span><p><span class= "bld">And they testified against them.</span>--<span class= "ital">Solemnly besought them, exhorted them in the name of God</span> (<a href="/exodus/20-21.htm" title="And the people stood afar off, and Moses drew near to the thick darkness where God was.">Exodus 20:21</a>; <a href="/2_kings/17-13.htm" title="Yet the LORD testified against Israel, and against Judah, by all the prophets, and by all the seers, saying, Turn you from your evil ways, and keep my commandments and my statutes, according to all the law which I commanded your fathers, and which I sent to you by my servants the prophets.">2Kings 17:13</a>).<p><span class= "bld">But they would.</span><span class= "ital">--And they did.</span><p><div class="vheading2"><a href="/commentaries/pulpit/2_chronicles/24.htm">Pulpit Commentary</a></div><span class="cmt_sub_title">Verse 19.</span> - <span class="cmt_word">Prophets</span>. The name of only one, Zechariah, as in next verse, is given (see by the side of this verse the emphatic and touching language of <a href="/2_chronicles/36-14.htm">2 Chronicles 36:14-16</a>). <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/commentaries/2_chronicles/24-19.htm">Parallel Commentaries ...</a></span><span class="p"><br /><br /><br /></span><a name="lexicon" id="lexicon"></a><div class="vheading">Hebrew</div><span class="word">Nevertheless, [the LORD] sent</span><br /><span class="heb">וַיִּשְׁלַ֤ח</span> <span class="translit">(way·yiš·laḥ)</span><br /><span class="parse">Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_7971.htm">Strong's 7971: </a> </span><span class="str2">To send away, for, out</span><br /><br /><span class="word">prophets</span><br /><span class="heb">נְבִאִ֔ים</span> <span class="translit">(nə·ḇi·’îm)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - masculine plural<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_5030.htm">Strong's 5030: </a> </span><span class="str2">A spokesman, speaker, prophet</span><br /><br /><span class="word">to bring [the people] back</span><br /><span class="heb">לַהֲשִׁיבָ֖ם</span> <span class="translit">(la·hă·šî·ḇām)</span><br /><span class="parse">Preposition-l | Verb - Hifil - Infinitive construct | third person masculine plural<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_7725.htm">Strong's 7725: </a> </span><span class="str2">To turn back, in, to retreat, again</span><br /><br /><span class="word">to</span><br /><span class="heb">אֶל־</span> <span class="translit">(’el-)</span><br /><span class="parse">Preposition<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_413.htm">Strong's 413: </a> </span><span class="str2">Near, with, among, to</span><br /><br /><span class="word">[Him]</span><br /><span class="heb">יְהוָ֑ה</span> <span class="translit">(Yah·weh)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - proper - masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_3068.htm">Strong's 3068: </a> </span><span class="str2">LORD -- the proper name of the God of Israel</span><br /><br /><span class="word">and to testify</span><br /><span class="heb">וַיָּעִ֥ידוּ</span> <span class="translit">(way·yā·‘î·ḏū)</span><br /><span class="parse">Conjunctive waw | Verb - Hifil - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine plural<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_5749.htm">Strong's 5749: </a> </span><span class="str2">To duplicate, repeat, to protest, testify, to encompass, restore</span><br /><br /><span class="word">against them;</span><br /><span class="heb">בָ֖ם</span> <span class="translit">(ḇām)</span><br /><span class="parse">Preposition | third person masculine plural<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/.htm">Strong's Hebrew</a> </span><span class="str2"></span><br /><br /><span class="word">but they would not</span><br /><span class="heb">וְלֹ֥א</span> <span class="translit">(wə·lō)</span><br /><span class="parse">Conjunctive waw | Adverb - Negative particle<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_3808.htm">Strong's 3808: </a> </span><span class="str2">Not, no</span><br /><br /><span class="word">listen.</span><br /><span class="heb">הֶאֱזִֽינוּ׃</span> <span class="translit">(he·’ĕ·zî·nū)</span><br /><span class="parse">Verb - Hifil - Perfect - third person common plural<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_238.htm">Strong's 238: </a> </span><span class="str2">To broaden out the ear, to listen</span><br /><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><div class="vheading">Links</div><a href="/niv/2_chronicles/24-19.htm">2 Chronicles 24:19 NIV</a><br /><a href="/nlt/2_chronicles/24-19.htm">2 Chronicles 24:19 NLT</a><br /><a href="/esv/2_chronicles/24-19.htm">2 Chronicles 24:19 ESV</a><br /><a href="/nasb/2_chronicles/24-19.htm">2 Chronicles 24:19 NASB</a><br /><a href="/kjv/2_chronicles/24-19.htm">2 Chronicles 24:19 KJV</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="//bibleapps.com/2_chronicles/24-19.htm">2 Chronicles 24:19 BibleApps.com</a><br /><a href="//bibliaparalela.com/2_chronicles/24-19.htm">2 Chronicles 24:19 Biblia Paralela</a><br /><a href="//holybible.com.cn/2_chronicles/24-19.htm">2 Chronicles 24:19 Chinese Bible</a><br /><a href="//saintebible.com/2_chronicles/24-19.htm">2 Chronicles 24:19 French Bible</a><br /><a href="/catholic/2_chronicles/24-19.htm">2 Chronicles 24:19 Catholic Bible</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/2_chronicles/24-19.htm">OT History: 2 Chronicles 24:19 Yet he sent prophets to them (2 Chron. 2Ch iiCh ii ch 2 chr 2chr) </a></div></div></td></tr></table></div><div id="left"><a href="/2_chronicles/24-18.htm" onmouseover='lft.src="/leftgif.png"' onmouseout='lft.src="/left.png"' title="2 Chronicles 24:18"><img src="/left.png" name="lft" border="0" alt="2 Chronicles 24:18" /></a></div><div id="right"><a href="/2_chronicles/24-20.htm" onmouseover='rght.src="/rightgif.png"' onmouseout='rght.src="/right.png"' title="2 Chronicles 24:20"><img src="/right.png" name="rght" border="0" alt="2 Chronicles 24:20" /></a></div><div id="botleft"><a href="#" onmouseover='botleft.src="/botleftgif.png"' onmouseout='botleft.src="/botleft.png"' title="Top of Page"><img src="/botleft.png" name="botleft" border="0" alt="Top of Page" /></a></div><div id="botright"><a href="#" onmouseover='botright.src="/botrightgif.png"' onmouseout='botright.src="/botright.png"' title="Top of Page"><img src="/botright.png" name="botright" border="0" alt="Top of Page" /></a></div><div id="bot"><iframe width="100%" height="1500" scrolling="no" src="/botmenubhnew2.htm" frameborder="0"></iframe></div></td></tr></table></div></body></html>